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Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
broomsedge bluestemAnatherum virginicum
IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans
little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
big bluestemAndropogon gerardi
sugarcane plumegrassErianthus giganteus
Cane BluestemBothriochloa barbinodis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 8,093 |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 431 |
| Alabama | 404 |
| Louisiana | 310 |
| Mississippi | 256 |
| Georgia | 94 |
| Hawaii | 52 |
| Arkansas | 31 |
| Mexico | 21 |
| North Carolina | 20 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | New World Bluestems · Anatherum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Maritime Bushy Bluestem with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.